American Dental Association
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re: Relating to a survey of the range of dentists' fees in local markets.
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American Society of Internal Medicine
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re: Concerning the development and dissemination of a RVS by an association of physicians.
Advisory opinion concerning the legality of the American Society of Internal Medicine's proposal to develop and disseminate relative value guides
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Proposed development of a relative value guide for physician services to be distributed to member internists would be likely to have anticompetitive effects that probably would not be outweighed by...
Opinion 85-1
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Expresses view that refusal to serve consumers who provide their own casket violates the funeral rule.
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Utah Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
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re: Concerning a survey of range of fees and average fees charged by members.
Advisory opinion about whether the manufacturing of polypropylene using propylene as a feedstock constitutes "petrochemical processing" and is an "oil and gas related asset" within the meaning of the Consent Order issued against respondent
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Manufacturing of polypropylene using propylene as a feedstock constitutes "petrochemical processing" and is an "oil and gas related asset" within the meaning of the Consent Order issued against...
Opinion 84-1
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Opines that refusal to accept a funeral because the family has purchased a third-party casket, and refusal to accept delivery of a third-party casket would be funeral rule violations.
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Tarrant County Medical Society
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re: Concerning a medical society’s advisory fee review program for the voluntary resolution of disputes.
Kitsap Physicians Service
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re: Concerning a proposal by a physician-owned IPA/HMO, with most of the local physicians as participants, to close off access to the plan to additional physicians.
Maine Medical Association
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re: Concerning a proposal by a physician association to urge members to freeze fees or to lower fees by a given percentage.
Peer Review Organizations of Ohio Foundation
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re: Concerning a proposal by an association of nine Professional Standards Review Organizations to bid for contract with HHS to serve as a Peer Review Organization for Ohio under the Medicare program.
Kitsap Physicians Service
Date
re: Concerning a proposal by a physician-owned IPA/HMO, with most of the local physicians as participants, to close off access to the plan to new/additional physicians.
HMO/IPA
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re: Concerning the use by an IPA of a fee schedule to allocate capitation payment among participating physicians, and a proposal to require exclusive dealing by IPA members with the IPA.
American Podiatry Association
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re: Concerning the use of HCFA's Medicare fee profile by the association as a reference aid in reviewing the reasonableness of disputed fees.
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Medical Society of the County of Erie
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re: Concerning the use of HCFA's Medicare fee profile by the association as a reference aid in reviewing the reasonableness of disputed fees.
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North Carolina Chiropractic Association
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re: Concerning provisions in the association’s code of ethics regarding advertising, prior approval of advertising, and fee discounts.
American Podiatry Association
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re: Concerning peer review of fees, utilization, and quality of care.
American Academy of Ophthalmology
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re: Concerning provisions in a code of ethics regarding delegation of services to non-physician health care providers, arrangements for postoperative care, use of experimental procedures, and...
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Health Care Management Associates
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re: Concerning a PPO organized by an independent intermediary between physicians and payers.
Rhode Island Professional Standards Review Organization
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re: Concerning peer review of a private employers' health benefits programs.
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